Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-27


districts. Major Asa b: Gardiner, judge ad-
vocate, has been ordered to duty at tue War
Department, in this city. The leave OF absence
granted Capt. ChaS Z. Hood, oath inf ntry, has
been extended fifteen days and the leave or alb
sence granted Capt. Joseph h. willard, corps OF
engineers, has been revoked at MS own request.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Engineer W. B. Dun
ming has been ordered 10 the Coast Survey Steamer
Macarthur. Assistant Engineer RoDJ. j. Reid has
been detached from the Coast Survey steamer
Macarthur and placed on waiting orders.
SENATOR CULLOM, who passed through Chicago
yesterday, on his way to Washington, where he
will remain until Congress meets, said he did not
think there was the remOtest chance OF the repeal
OF the Interstate commerce bill. II was meas
ure TO prevent eXtortlOn and unjust diScrimina-
tl0n, and as such was bound TO take strong hold
upon the body OF the people, however bitterly a
lew formerly privileged classes might attack 1t.
The Senator laughin ,ly declined to consider the
question Of his possible Presidential candidacy,
saying, ave will nave TO wait and see."
The INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION yester.
day gave hearing to the representatives OF q
great many railroads upon the subject OF the an
nual reports to be required from carriers under
section 20 OF the act u regulate commerce. The
chairman stated some OF the difficulties involved
IN The determination OF this matter, and said that
the commission, having gathered the views OF the
UNIFORM report and send IL round TO the parties tn
terested, with a view TO getling their views more
explicitly before my forln was adopted.
THE NAVAL lNsT1rUrK.-At q meeting Of the
Naval Institute at Annapolis this evening A. h.
Cowles Will read a paper on aluminium bronze
for heavy guns" Lieut.. Austin Nj. Knight will
preside during the reading OF the paper and lhe
discussion 70 iollOw.
THE KANSAS PROHIBITION CASE The United
States Supreme Court yesterday denied the motion
OF Attorney General Bradford OF Kansas for leave
10 make an oral argument in the Kansas prOh1bi-
ton case: Tue case was argued In behalf of the
term, but was not argued orally in Denalf or the
State at that lime On account OF some mfsunder-
standing OF misapprehension on the part OF It's at
toruey-SeneraL The court Oy this decision refuses
TO allow nim 10 make orai argument now.
CALLED ON THE PREsID @NT.-The members OF
Lincoln Post, g. A. K, OF Newark, N. j., who are
visiting Washington, called at the White House In
a OJdy tails morning and were Received by the
President In The East Room The visitors leave tor
their MONIES t.,is afternoon.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF vICE-CoNsUL GENE
RAJ HOOPER.-IIisre reported that Robert NJ Hooper
vce-consul general at Paris has resigned but moth
Ing l. known OF the matter aL the STATE De
the story goes that pressure Was brought 10 bear
on Consul General Rathbone from Washington to
drop Mr.. Hooper.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Isaac Bell, jr, Of Newport,
United States minister to the Netherlands Gen.
NJ. j. Wilson OF New York and j. Manderson OF
Cincinnati are at WelckesS-Mrs. Josie NJ. Ma
cids has received, by cable from Havana, the sad
news OF the recent deaLh OF her mother, Mrs Her
nandeL.-Sainuel hoar and Arthur Mills or Bos-
ton and Weir Mitchell OF Philadelphia are at
Wormley's.-Mrs. A. NJ Kelsey, or MenOmonee,
WIS., formerly or this city, has returned here the
winter, and Is stopping AZ 7O5 st. northwest
7. ). Heath o1 Muncie, d., Col. j. A. Skelton OF
New YORK; Major g. b. Daudy or the Army, VIM.
Ii. Cael,On Of San Diego. Cal, and +. w. Gro :ker
OF tue Navy are at tue Eobitt.-R. A. L. kirk Of
England. h j. Swords and W. Z. LOcnerUy Ol New
loik, Geo. 3. DunwOody 0f Philadelphia, and Z. +.
Leigl OF Boston are at WillariS,-A. W ii. Spence:
anu J. II. Cressy OF Boston, b. AivOru OF New York
and j. W. H0rner OF Denver are AZ the RiggS-
JOnn =. Camp Or ST. Louis, W. Francis or toronto,
JAS. b. Angel OF Michigan, AMI Wm. BALDWIN OF
New loIk ar at the Arlinston.--w. IL. Burnley,
q. Saussnan, w. u. CanpDei, and j. IL. WeIlS OF
YORK, X. 5. W1ggerS OF OHIO, JAS. Goodman
aud Thoa e. Snlitn OF Philadelphia are aL the
Nauonal.-Geo. W. Wilton OF Kansas and 0. X.
Dow OF Boston are at the Metropoiilan.-
Coz. I. l. Casey, VINO has been Ia washington
Tor a Few days, returned TO New York today
Gen. sheridan Is expected 10 leave Chicago To-
dan, Gen. Macfeely, anu Col Sheridan.